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Next month I will finally complete by BS in Electrical Engineering. I could not afford to continue at the time, was not enjoying what I was studying, and was doing bad in school. Since I left school I have tried to find jobs that I found interesting. I had a QA internship (1 yr) at a major company, a switch database engineer job at a telecomm (1 yr), test engineer (1.5 years) job at an IT test lab, and my current QA Analyst (2 yrs) job. Testing software is something that I enjoy but would like to move up in responsibility. Being a lead and a project manager are things I strive for. However I am not sure how to proceed. Recently I have looked into the different QA certifications but I am not sure how well those are received. What steps would you recommend? My current job does not offer the opportunity to move up as there is a very low turnover rate and few if any openings.

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Although your degree is better suited for an engineering position, like the one you had at the telecomm company, it sounds like you ar more interested in Q/A. I'm not sure what kind of openings there are, but why don't you see if you can find a position doing Q/A for a telecommunications firm? On the surface, that type of position would take advantage of your education and your work experience, and would offer greater responsibility. Otherwise, you should apply for Q/A team leader positions. Dice.com is a good source for technical jobs, but networking is the best way to find unadvertised positions.

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